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[CLOSED] Joshua Tree w/ Nicolás Moure {Physics}

  • Joshua Tree 64568 Park Boulevard Twentynine Palms, CA, 92277 United States (map)

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting Spring 2023, all non-driver trip participant spots will be selected at random due to high demand. Links will accept sign-ups until 12AM Sunday.

Join us for an epic hike in Joshua Tree with physics professor Nicolás Moure! We will take a 7.2-mile trail through the Wonderland of Rocks (an area of Joshua Tree known for its rock formations!) and end up at Willow Hole, a water hole surrounded by willow trees. It will be an incredible hike filled with breathtaking views of everything you can imagine: boulders, canyons, trees, flowers, mountains, and wildlife!

PACKING LIST:

  • H2O!!

  • Sunscreen and hat

  • Hiking shoes

  • Snacks

  • WAIVERS



PROFESSOR: NICOLÁS MOURE

DEPARTMENT: PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Moure really puts in the effort to help his students succeed.”


PEAK: WILLOW HOLE

DIFFICULTY: 3/5

SCENERY: ROCKS!!, vegetation, mountains, wildlife

FUN FACT: Willow Hole is a seasonal water resource in the Wonderland of Rocks, and the water attracts a variety of wildlife and allows beautiful vegetation to grow!


TRIP LEAD: BLAIR BATSON

blue is her favorite color if you couldn’t tell

Contact: bbatson@usc.edu

Read Blair’s bio here.